The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan

Blacker, Carmen

ISBN 10: 0043980066 / ISBN 13: 9780043980064

Published by Unwin Hyman Ltd., London, 1989

About this Item

Minor reading curve to the lightly creased spine, corners a bit rubbed, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'The shaman is at once a healer, exorcist, magician and rescuer of sick souls. He can communicate directly with spiritual beings, good and bad, through his powers of clairvoyance and of travel in out-of-the-body trance to other realms of the cosmos. First identified in Siberia, the shaman is now recognised as having been present in many cultures since ancient times. This book is the first full-length study of shamanism in Japan. [The author] describes the shamanic figures surviving in Japan today, their initiatory dreams, their ascetic practices, the supernatural beings with whom they communicate, and the geography of the other world in myth and legend.' Illustrated. 382 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 049575

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic ...

Publisher: Unwin Hyman Ltd., London

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Edition: 3rd Edition.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

A good, clean & sound copy, with photographic plates.

Synopsis:

Now in its third edition, this book looks at shamanism, a variety of religion which reveres the ability of the tribal priest-doctor to influence the good and evil spirits controlling life. It is found among various peoples of northern Asia, and this book looks at shamanism in Japan.